St. Paul daily globe., 1887-09-20
OFFICIAL.
Proceedings Board Fire Com
mfssioners.
Regular Meeting.

Regular Meeting.
OFFICE BOARD FIRE COMMISSIONERS,
ST. PAUL. Minn., Sept. II, 1887.
The Board of Fire Commissioners of
the City of st. Paul met at 7:30 O'Clock
p. N.
Present: Commissioners Parker,
Prendergast, Freeman, Martin, Mr..
PreSident-5.
COMMUNICATIONS.
From the City Clerk transmitting the
following resolutions passed by the
Common Council Sept. 9th inst:
BY Aid. Petsch-
Resolved, That the Board of Fire
Commissioners be and they are hereby
authorized to sell five condemned horses
and purchase five to replace those con-
demned. Accepted. On motion the
secretary was instructed to advertise
the horses for sale at auction on Satur-
day, Sept. oath inst.
BY Aid. O'Connor-
Resolved, That the Board of Fire
Commissioners cause fire alarm box
to be placed on the northeast corner of
Sixth and WabaSha streets. Accepted.
BY Aid. Petseh-
Resolved. That the Board of Fire
Commissioners be and they are hereby
authorized to purchase fourteen fire
alarm boxes and locate and maintain
the same In accordance with their COM
munication dated Aug. IL, 1887. Ac-
ceptad.
The petition of Citizens League of
st. Anthony Park, asking for fire pro-
lection, was referred back to the Board
to ascertain and report probable cost of
lot, chemical and outfit. On motion re-
ferred to Building Committee TO inveSti-
gate and report.
Commissioner. Parker, from Commit
tee on Machinery, reported he had eX-
amined the New York fire alarm box
and joker, and recommended that a test
be had between it and the Gamwell SyS-
TEN, and had Instructed Supt. Jenkins
to secure fire alarm gong, box and joker
and place them in department head
quarters for test. Accepted.
Onm0tion the Secretary was directed
to reQu Supt. Berge to place his fire
alarm system in headquarters on Thurs
day next for test with present system
used in department.
REPORTS.
From the Chief Engineer, reporting
false alarm on Mereuriai system Sept. Z,
from Auerbach. Finch Il Van Slyke.
The number of alarms received in the
department through this system since
its Inauguration is twenty-four, eighteen
Of which has been false and six good.
On motion the Secretary was instructed
to notify the managers of the system
that if the alarms continued coming in
false their system will be cut out.
On motion of Commissioner Freeman
it was ordered that hose wagon be pur-
chased to replace the old two-Wheeled
cart used by Supply Hose Company,
No. l, Dayton's bluff.
The Chief rpDOrtpI following needs.
Heater for new engine, seven set of b0bs
for new apparatus and wagon for Assist
ant Chief, Merriam Park District. On
motion he was authorized to purchase.
The following matters were on motion,
referred to Committee on Buildings
with power to act: Heating apparatus
for new engine houses, concreting base
ment of Engine house No. l.
The matter of reducing the pay roll
by discharge of fifteen watchmen and
transfer of captains of chemicals to the
new engine companies to he established
and leave the chemical companies COM
manded by Iientenants, was discussed
at some length. Finally, on recommen-
datiOn of the Chief Engineer, the follow
ing was agreed to: Place force of eight
men i'll each of the new engine houses
at Merriam Park and Hamline, with a
captain acting as Assistant Chief Engi-
neer i'll command of the district.
The Superintendent of Fire Alarm
was instructed to purchase the necessary
p0.eS and wire for the new plant at Mer-
riam Park and Hanline.
On motion of Commissioner Parker,
the Secretary was instructed to adver-
tise for sealed proposals for coal for use
of department for one year., bids to be
i'll by Monday, Sept. 26. Secre-
tary also instructed to send communi-
cation to the Aldermen of the Sixth
ward asking that sewer be constructed
on Clinton avenue, from Colorado to
Concord streets, in order that ceSSpoOl
may be put in at Engine House No. g..
The following bills duly approved,
were presented aud read:
X. III. Wellington, 81, 800; George Pow
ers, $3.50: NJ. Roche, s41.S7; G. c. Berk-
man, S72.41; Horne IL DAME, 1878 !;
Aug. Hammer, S44: Donaldson, Ogden
II Cos, $3.50; Robert Seeger, s43. Is; j. p.
Grlbben. S2O50; st. p. 0. d EX. Co.,
S9.40; E. B. Preston & Co., sl6.67; Den
MS kinSella, $500; st. Paul Hardware
company, S20.S0: James Cleary, SS5;
John b. Spencer, s19.44; Ahrens Manu-
featuring company, s6,5S3.35: Chicago
Rubber works, SS3. SO; Eureka Fire Hose
company, SOB; Miles d Hale, 1.39; H.
A. Schultz, sSS73.03; st. Paul Brass
MOl No, ,s9oc.92; OHdIleS rIIeDu, SiO.I0. !.
John Martin Lumber company, s64. .95 ;
Prendergast Bros, $477.52; Nichols q
Dean, s29.S3; Union Tank Line, S46. "a ;
Strong Hackett company, S9O.s5; Robin
son IL Cary, s334.54; |; Board Water Com
missiOnerS, $500; A. Bcedigheimer,
s35S.l0: GeorgeC. Pound, s27 25: Stock
ton & LindQuist, s12s.75; j. Ii. Dono-
hue, Estimate No. 9, Haniline engine
house, S2,125; j. III. DonOhue, Estimate
No. 3, Merriam Park engine house,
$500; Rumble d King, Estimate No. 2,
No. 6engine' house. s3.995: NJ. P. Ryan,
Estimate No. 4, construction Engine
House No. i, 1880. Total. S23, ,664 .62.
On motion allowed and referred to the
Comptroller by the following vote {:
1eaS-COmmisSiOners Parker, Prender-
CAST, Freeman, Martin, Mr.. President.
REUBEN WARNER, President.